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Ansys Helps BMW With Passive Safety Systems
July 23, 2020
BMW will use LS-DYNA for multiphysics simulation of safety systems.
BMW Group and Ansys Co-Developing Simulation Software
May 26, 2022
The two companies join forces to implement simulation capabilities leading to advances in automated/autonomous vehicle technology.
Dassault Systèmes and BMW Make Stamping Die Design Application
May 6, 2022
The two companies analyzed how stamped sheet metal parts definition and stamping die design process could be optimized with CATIA applications.

NVIDIA Launches Omniverse Design Collaboration and Simulation Enterprises
April 12, 2021
Computer makers launch workstations and NVIDIA-certified systems for Omniverse; BMW Group, Ericsson, Foster + Partners, WPP among early adopters.

Ansys Helps BMW With Passive Safety Systems
July 23, 2020
BMW will use LS-DYNA for multiphysics simulation of safety systems.

BMW Opens Additive Manufacturing Campus
July 6, 2020
AM campus will focus on prototyping, production, research and training for use of 3D printing in automotive applications.
ANSYS and BMW Group Partner to Jointly Create Simulation Tool Chain for Autonomous Driving
June 11, 2019
New agreement drives development of autonomous driving technology for the BMW iNEXT, the next-generation autonomous vehicle.
Desktop Metal Ships Studio System
April 2, 2019
Desktop Metal's new Studio System is designed to be an office-friendly metal 3D printing system; now shipping in U.S. with 2-week lead time.

2018 Altair Enlighten Award Honors Automotive Lightweighting Innovators
July 30, 2018
GM, BMW, Asahi Kasei and Mazda, Sika Automotive, United States Steel and American Axle & Manufacturing take top honors at the 2018 CAR Management Briefing Seminars.

BMW, MIT Collaborate on Inflatable 3D Printing
July 17, 2018
MIT is working with automaker BMW to create a 3D-printed inflatable materials that can self-transform and morph into different states.

BMW Shows Off Printed Motorcycle Frame
May 18, 2018
The Additive Manufacturing Center at the BMW Group Research and Innovation Centre in Munich supplies roughly 140,000 prototype parts each year to the company’s different divisions.

Complexity Races Ahead, Forcing a Focus on Systems Engineering
March 30, 2018
The Aras ACE 2018 user conference focuses on fast, flexible and open product lifecycle management (PLM).

AMUG Releases Keynote Speaker List for 2018 Conference
February 6, 2018
Todd Grimm, of T. A. Grimm & Associates and AMUG's AM industry advisor, and Dominik Rietzel, head of BMW Group’s Additive Manufacturing Center (Non-Metal), will kick off the AMUG presentation lineup.

MINI Drivers Can Print Custom Parts
January 26, 2018
BMW is leveraging 3D printing to allow vehicle owners to customize a BMW MINI using printed inlays to augment their side scuttles, interior trim, LED door sills and LED door projectors.

V2V Technology: A Work in Progress
September 1, 2017
Vehicle-to-vehicle communications promise life-saving innovations.
Intel, BMW and Mobileye Partner for Self-Driving Cars
July 1, 2016
The companies want to develop solutions for fully automated driving by 2021.
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